Festival of Trees set for Saturday

Nov. 29, 2013

Updated Dec. 3, 2013 12:29 p.m.

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Linda Yates of Huntington Beach surveys the available trees during the 25th year of the Placentia Round Table Women's Club Festival of Trees held at the Alta Vista Country Club. PAUL A. HEBERT, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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One of the donated miniature trees available for auction during the 25th year of the Placentia Round Table Women's Club Festival of Trees held at the Alta Vista Country Club. PAUL A. HEBERT, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Linda Yates of Huntington Beach surveys the available trees during the 25th year of the Placentia Round Table Women's Club Festival of Trees held at the Alta Vista Country Club. PAUL A. HEBERT, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Festival of Trees

When: Saturday, Nov. 30

Where: Alta Vista Country Club, 777 E. Alta Vista St.

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Tickets: $65

Contact: Shirley Fishel at 714-524-8472

Source: Placentia Round Table Women's Club

The Placentia Round Table Women's Club will celebrate its popular annual Festival of Trees on Saturday.

In its 28th year, the gala is a celebration of the holiday season and a fundraiser to support the club's many causes, such as the Boys & Girls Clubs; H.I.S. House, a transitional shelter for the homeless; and the Women's Transitional Living Center, which helps domestic-violence victims.

More than 40 decorated, miniature Christmas trees will be up for grabs in drawings. The club raised about $21,000 last year.

“We're (Women's Club members) the ones that really support so many different projects in the community,” said Brenda Benner, a festival committee member. “We consider what we do to be very beneficial to the people in need.”

The 3-foot-tall, artificial trees are purchased almost a year in advance of the event, usually the day after Christmas for the following year.

Each will be dressed up with $60 in decorations and will have a box placed in front of it, where bidders will place tickets for an opportunity to win it in a drawing.

Besides the drawing, lunch will be served.

Benner said the event has increased in popularity in the last few years.

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